If you've been wondering why Ubisoft has chosen to remake Rayman Legends, 2013's beloved title—that just so happens to be the most recent game in the franchise to this day—then I suppose we have two answers for you. The first is more of an add-on detail, which is that, per a prominent leaker, Rayman Legends Retold will need to be financially successful in order for the publishing giant to give the formal greenlight to a new chapter in the series.

The second, more thorough explanation, comes from a brand-new interview with TheGamer's sister site, Polygon.

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Loïc Gounon's answer is technically twofold. Rayman Legends, as the brand manager at Ubisoft notes, is a cherished entry that scored quite nicely with critics. It's lush—packed with characters that populate plentiful stages. It's a great game, and kickstarting what the developers hope will be a new era for the IP means leading by example. Showing off some of the best work ever done with the IP, and then growing from there.

"We really want to relaunch the franchise for good. So we discussed altogether internally: What would be the best way to bring back the franchise? Not just what best game to make, but what's the best way to remake the franchise? So to expand the audience, to reconnect with the fans, and to start a new adventure basically.” -Loïc Gounon on remaking Rayman Legends

It's at this point that I want to emphasize just how good this game looks. Ubisoft's Snowdrop Engine is doing serious work with Rayman Legends Retold:

But there's more work to be done, from a broader perspective, Goudon believes. Echoing what I've heard from many fans over the past baker's-dozen-years since Legends' 2013 launch, he points to the weaker angles of what was otherwise a sterling chapter:

“... Legends has bigger issues we think we could solve. For example, the navigation with the gallery of paintings was a bit on the weaker side. The ending of the story was a bit disjointed. The ending of Origins was actually better; the ending of Legends was not that great. Even though it's an amazing game with lots of qualities, we know what could have been better.”

Rayman Legends Retold is adding a whole new final world for its story, which will be significantly expanded as part of this package. It's a far cry (heh) from Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which, make no mistake, does include new content... but appears to hem closely to the original vision overall. Fates willing, Resynced will be a superior version of Black Flag, but it's not looking to reinvent the wheel.

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Maybe "reinventing the wheel" is a bit much to say for Rayman Legends Retold, but "Retold" is a savvy subtitle. It's adding quite a bit indeed when it launches October 1, 2026.

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